Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-20
NEWS.

A CoNNERSyILLE (Pa.) special says
The upper pit OF the Davidson coke pit
caught fire and imprisoned three miners,
all Of whom are now believed to be dead.
Their names are Paul N gle, William
Raider and Alex. Shapman. The fire
STATED in a small air Shaft near the en-
trance and spread rep dly TO the mine.
h miners were quickly notified, and all
escaped Iut the three men named. The
mine is still burning aud all efforts to ex-
tinguish the flames have 20 far been fruit
less. Tie imprisoned miners are all ar
ried men with families. The origin OF the
fire is unknown.
The 81. Louis Republican Gays: There
ia one man in the democratic party who
can suppress Randall md Ran lalism in ii.
His name is Grover Cleveland, an | his
future Deepen Is to a great extent on whetl-
er he does it or no." The suppress on OF
Randall aud Ran lal,sm would certainly be
q great democratic gam. 1t would win an
approving sm.lo from even the hostile MIR.
Waterson.
The Gloucester fishermen ara disguised
to find that retaliation when controlled by
the President doesn'. retaliate. They ore
brimful of patr. otism, and feel that the adj
mission of Canadian fish 10 the injury of
their own monopoly would be q lasting
stain upon our national honor.
LATER dispatches confirm the report that
q steamer has leen wrecxed off Boniface's,
Corsica. The name of the vessel is Ian.
anin, and she carries $50 passengers OF
whom fifty have been saved aud help has
been sent TO til, wreck, but the sea il
rough and it will be difficult to get near
Ler.
The pews in Grace and Trinity Ep;sco-
pal churches, Oh Broadway, New York, are
TO be made free as rapidly as private own
ership ceases or purchase can be effected.
The late Miss Wolfe lett 1850, 900 to Grace
church to MD in the abolition Of rentals.
ABOUT three thousand carpenters re.
turned to work in Chicago recently on the
basis OF 8 hours "a a days work, at thirty
FIVE cents per hour. All employers appear
willing to eng lge men on these terms, pro-
vided the n'en applying are skilled work
men.
A. II. LAwToN, Of Georgia, has been
MrConn II, of Tennessee, chief justice of
Montana. General o. Il. Wilcox has been
placed on the retired list.
The second game between the Brooklyn
aud Metropolitan clubs of the American
Association, which WAS to have been played
ut Rldgewood, L.. L., was prevented 10y the
authorizes in their enforcement of the
Sunday law.
SENATOR COKE, Of Texas, advocates the
defeat of the prohibition amendment, but
objects 10 involving the Democratic party
III the controversy. Senator Reagan is for
prohibition.
A BLAST in the Detroit mine at Ishpem-
ing developed a spring OF water which has
flooded tho shafts $50 feet. Three large
pumps are at work, but the water is still
rising.
E. +. CLUM, who was hanged at Glass;
Vile, Missouri, i'll presence of ten thou
sand persons, cried on the scaffold, and
then cheered himself by singing hymns.
The entire surplus wheat crop of Cali
fornia is said to have been cornered by
William Dresbach, john W. Mackay, aud
a New ada banker.
A REVOLT in the penitentIary at Raleigh,
North Carolina, ciused the sunmoning Of
the Governors Guards AMI the city police.
BURGLARS at Coshocton, Ohio, admin
istered a fatal dose Of chloroform to Mrs.
Amanda Murphy and her young daughter.
MICHAEL II. MURPHY, wat r register at
Hobogen, New Jersey, is believed to be a
defaulter for 5000 . or more.
The strike Of carpenters in Chicago has
been declared of, and work resumed.